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Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.


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When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously.

When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously.



One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.

One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.



No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.

No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.



When you approach something to photograph it, first be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Then don't leave until you have captured its essence.

When you approach something to photograph it, first be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Then don't leave until you have captured its essence.



I'm always mentally photographing everything as practice.

I'm always mentally photographing everything as practice.



All photographs are self-portraits.

All photographs are self-portraits.



One does not photograph something simply for 'what it is', but 'for what else it is.

One does not photograph something simply for 'what it is', but 'for what else it is.



At first glance a photograph can inform us. At second glance it can reach us.

At first glance a photograph can inform us. At second glance it can reach us.



If all your life means to you is water running over rocks, then photograph it, but I want to create something that would not have existed without me.

If all your life means to you is water running over rocks, then photograph it, but I want to create something that would not have existed without me.



There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made.

There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made.





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The most terrifying part was that the evil dwelling in those eyes could've gone unnoticed by many.

The most terrifying part was that the evil dwelling in those eyes could've gone unnoticed by many.



The person who asks a lot of questions has room for their faith to grow.

The person who asks a lot of questions has room for their faith to grow.



It wasn't a case of storming heaven. It was a case of letting heaven storm you.

It wasn't a case of storming heaven. It was a case of letting heaven storm you.



I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it.

I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it.



We deserved to lose and it was a good result for us, considering the way we played in the second half.

We deserved to lose and it was a good result for us, considering the way we played in the second half.



Money is central to our lives. Yet money is not of central importance. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the lasting values that make life worth living.

Money is central to our lives. Yet money is not of central importance. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the lasting values that make life worth living.



I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed.

I did everything. I ran my life exactly as I wanted to, all the time. I never listened to anybody. I'm pig-headed.



Jim Rohrbach sticks to his rules. You can learn from him and win, or ignore him and lose. It's an easy choice. He gives trend following a good name!

Jim Rohrbach sticks to his rules. You can learn from him and win, or ignore him and lose. It's an easy choice. He gives trend following a good name!



That to me is the basic message of events like the rise of Nazism, the Salem witch trials, and so on: not that bad people do bad things, but that good people do bad things.

That to me is the basic message of events like the rise of Nazism, the Salem witch trials, and so on: not that bad people do bad things, but that good people do bad things.



...boredom is all about perception. It's a self-diagnosis, plain and simple. If you don't realize you're bored, you're not.

...boredom is all about perception. It's a self-diagnosis, plain and simple. If you don't realize you're bored, you're not.




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